League of Legends OPL semi-finals start tonight

ANZ's first pro eSports league heats up.

After seven weeks of competition, the first season of League of Legends Oceanic Players League is entering its final stages.

Only four teams are left in the competition. The Semi Finals will be held tonight and tomorrow.

First up tonight at 8pm NZDT is Dire Wolves versus Legacy. Tomorrow at 8pm NZDT, Chiefs will square off against Team Immunity. The winners of these matches will meet one another in the Finals on April 9, and one will be declared the winner of the AU$16,000 prize.

The winning team will also travel to Turkey to compete against teams from Latin America, Russia, Japan, Brazil and Turkey in the International Wildcard Invitational from April 21-25.

The OPL launched in February this year. It is Australia and New Zealand's first professional eSports league. Eight teams have been competing for a share of AU$64,000, with each player in each team receiving a AU$100 match fee.